Wolf Guard Captain WIP

[Ceaser_88]

Working on through the cape, learning a lot about achieving those gradual highlights - this thing is not forgiving! In the future I think I’ll finish the whole cape with shadows and highlights before applying the mid-tone wash to smooth it all out. Being pedantic, I’ve been applying glazes to smooth out each highlight before i move to the next; not the most efficient method. Very much look forward to applying a matte tint to the final product and getting the shine out of those shadows.

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[Coyotebreaks]

your doing a great job on the cloak, really smooth transitions

 

[Canny]

beautiful buddy. all that work is paying off!

 

[bullfrog]

Nice work. The red cape looks good as it is. The slight shine makes it look a little like velvet. I like the fur pelt too.

 

[Ceaser_88]

Hi all, a belated Happy New Year to you. I took 10 or so days off painting after Christmas to refresh my motivation. On the 24th Dec, i had a go at applying Lahmian Medium on the cape again to dull the gloss (this time making sure the paint fully cured) - but for some reason the result was once again streaky (see earlier post for example). I died a little. But eventually got back in there and fixed it best i could - im calling the following ‘finished’ for the cape at this stage

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Next up is the face! This is something id really like to do well. I’ve taken cues from Powells Painting Projects. Below you can see my progress on basecoat + shading;

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As always, any feedback is appreciated

 

[BloodASmedium]

Good work. The face are you goin* to go back in and smooth things ou. I call it fine tuning,I do it between each shade and each highlight.

 

[ten ball]

I like the smooth red highlights on the Cape. A thin spray of dull coat will remove the shine in the shadows.

The shading on the face needs to be more of a wash instead of a layer of paint.
It will be difficult to get a smooth blend from such a harsh contrast in colours.
Think I spy a mold line on the side profile of head also.

 

[BloodASmedium]

That’s ecactly how ide approach it and other smaller pieces of models. Same fine tuning and using what ten said as your approach of smoothie things out.

 

[Ceaser_88]

Appreciate the valuable feedback guys! Confirming im still smoothing this out, but Ill stay at this stage and get her smoothed out as best i can, clean up that mould line, and seek further feedback before procedding. I’ve got plenty of heads to fall back on if this one doesnt work out.

 

[Big Larry]

Really digging the pelt

 

[Canny]

Tip top work there, I like the Cape and face is looking good, 10 balls idea of a wash is good or do some investigating in to glazes.

 

[Ceaser_88]

Hey all, Ive plugged away with various washes to try and get this face on track, and would appreciate any feedback - please ignore the mark where I’ve removed the mouldline for now;

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[Shrinekeeper]

Really digging the model so far, excited to see the finished results.

 

[Canny]

how far do you want to go? a dark wash will sink into the crevices of his face and then you can mix a darker tone of the skin tone and place it on the shadows avoiding the crevices work your way back up to the highlights. he's looking good with the eyes.

 

[Ranulf]

Nice smooth gradients on the cloak, well done.

 

[Ceaser_88]

Plugged away at the face further today, adding some darker shades and generally just picking at it till i felt ‘okay’ with it (i’ll know for sure whether i’m truly okay with it when i look at it later). The following are before and after todays painting session:

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I felt the start point (blonde) was too pink in the face and overall didnt nail the look i wanted. The end point better meets my intention with regard to face tone and shade colour.

The hair has only just been started and hasn’t received much focus - its up next.

 

[Canny]

that's looking better! have a look at baileys thread early on there is a 30k head he paints and it's awesome. you can get a good idea of the types on colours to use too. keep up the good work.

 

[Ceaser_88]

Thanks Canny, great tip! I’ve bookmarked his thread and am reading through it - his work is awesome, can learn a lot from him.

 

[Canny]

I often end up with my paint sessions being 50% reading and looking it's easy to spend ages learning. but once you start you end up in the zone.